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Preferred term

vice commission  

Definition(s)

  • Vice commissions emerged during the early 20th century in metropolitan U.S. cities such as Chicago or Louisville as a way to suppress social problems. [Source: The Social History of Crime and Punishment in America: An Encylopedia; Vice Commission]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-BPKH92MC-P

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